[PATCH v2 2/5] add-patch: document that option J rolls over

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René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>

Date

Oct 5, 2025, 15:55 UTC

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Suggested-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 Documentation/git-add.adoc |  2 +-
 add-patch.c                |  4 ++--
 t/t3701-add-interactive.sh | 18 ++++++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.adoc b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
index 3266ccf105..5c05a3a7f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ patch::
        g - select a hunk to go to
        / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
        j - go to the next undecided hunk
-       J - go to the next hunk
+       J - go to the next hunk, roll over at the bottom
        k - go to the previous undecided hunk
        K - go to the previous hunk
        s - split the current hunk into smaller hunks
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 912266a3f8..bef2ba7a25 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ static size_t display_hunks(struct add_p_state *s,
 
 static const char help_patch_remainder[] =
 N_("j - go to the next undecided hunk\n"
-   "J - go to the next hunk\n"
+   "J - go to the next hunk, roll over at the bottom\n"
    "k - go to the previous undecided hunk\n"
    "K - go to the previous hunk\n"
    "g - select a hunk to go to\n"
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ static int patch_update_file(struct add_p_state *s,
 				permitted |= ALLOW_GOTO_NEXT_UNDECIDED_HUNK;
 				strbuf_addstr(&s->buf, ",j");
 			}
-			if (hunk_index + 1 < file_diff->hunk_nr) {
+			if (file_diff->hunk_nr > 1) {
 				permitted |= ALLOW_GOTO_NEXT_HUNK;
 				strbuf_addstr(&s->buf, ",J");
 			}
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index d9fe289a7a..d5d2e120ab 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ test_expect_success 'different prompts for mode change/deleted' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	(1/1) Stage deletion [y,n,q,a,d,p,?]?
 	(1/2) Stage mode change [y,n,q,a,d,j,J,g,/,p,?]?
-	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,g,/,e,p,?]?
+	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,J,g,/,e,p,?]?
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect actual.filtered
 '
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ test_expect_success 'split hunk setup' '
 test_expect_success 'goto hunk 1 with "g 1"' '
 	test_when_finished "git reset" &&
 	tr _ " " >expect <<-EOF &&
-	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,g,/,e,p,?]? + 1:  -1,2 +1,3          +15
+	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,J,g,/,e,p,?]? + 1:  -1,2 +1,3          +15
 	_ 2:  -2,4 +3,8          +21
 	go to which hunk? @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 	_10
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ test_expect_success 'goto hunk 1 with "g1"' '
 test_expect_success 'navigate to hunk via regex /pattern' '
 	test_when_finished "git reset" &&
 	tr _ " " >expect <<-EOF &&
-	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,g,/,e,p,?]? @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+	(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,J,g,/,e,p,?]? @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 	_10
 	+15
 	_20
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ test_expect_success 'colors can be overridden' '
 	<YELLOW>(1/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,j,J,g,/,e,p,?]? <RESET><MAGENTA>@@ -3 +3,2 @@<RESET>
 	<CYAN> more-context<RESET>
 	<BLUE>+<RESET><BLUE>another-one<RESET>
-	<YELLOW>(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,g,/,e,p,?]? <RESET><MAGENTA>@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,J,g,/,e,p,?]? <RESET><MAGENTA>@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@<RESET>
 	<CYAN> context<RESET>
 	<BOLD>-old<RESET>
 	<BLUE>+new<RESET>
@@ -1354,4 +1354,14 @@ do
 	'
 done
 
+test_expect_success 'option J rolls over' '
+	test_write_lines a b c d e f g h i >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	test_write_lines X b c d e f g h X >file &&
+	test_write_lines J J q | git add -p >out &&
+	test_write_lines 1 2 1 >expect &&
+	sed -n -e "s-/.*--" -e "s/^(//p" <out >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

-- 
2.51.0